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Sweden ties new Somalia aid package to migration goals

Stockholm (Somalia Today) – Sweden on Tuesday unveiled a new three-year development strategy for Somalia worth 630 million kronor or $65 million, tying the package...
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Somali president wraps up crisis talks in seized Baidoa

Baidoa (Somalia Today) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wrapped up talks in Baidoa on Wednesday, urging leaders, elders, and residents in South West...
Politics

Somalia risks World Bank funds over bitter election row

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) - Growing concern that the World Bank could review or delay part of its budget support to Somalia is adding pressure...
Politics

Somalia sets April 28 for South West State direct vote

Baidoa (Somalia Today) - Somalia’s national electoral commission said on Monday that South West State will hold one-person, one-vote elections on April 28. The move...
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Somali president visits Baidoa after regional power shift

Baidoa (Somalia Today) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Baidoa on Friday for high-level talks on the future of South West State,...
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Somali officials reject claim Turkey engineered Laftagareen’s fall

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somali government officials have rejected allegations that Turkey engineered the fall of South West State’s administration, dismissing claims that Ankara...
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Somali regional leader flees as federal forces seize Baidoa

Baidoa (Somalia Today) — The president of Somalia’s South West State resigned on Monday and left for Kenya after federal troops took control of...
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Somali lawmakers file motion to oust President Mohamud

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) - Somali lawmakers have circulated a motion seeking the removal of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, marking a fresh escalation in a...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during an address in Mogadishu.

Somali president calls Israel’s recognition of Somaliland a ‘trap’

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attends the Italy-Africa Summit in Addis Ababa.

Somali president accuses foreign powers of stoking instability

People wave Israeli flags during an event in Miami Beach, Florida.

Israel penetrated Somalia politics, ex-minister says

Somaliland president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” in his Hargeisa office

Somaliland president expected in Israel for embassy opening

Trump on Thanksgiving video call with U.S. soldiers as he halts migration from Somalia, ‘Third World’ states

Trump not expected to recognise Somaliland, source says

Somaliland President Abdirahman Irro meets US diplomat Justin Davis in Hargeisa

US diplomat visits Somaliland as Hargeisa courts Washington

General view of Maka Al Mukarama Road in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu on edge as opposition vows protest over mandate row

Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni sitting at his desk in his office on December 21, 2025.

Clan fighters train as pressure mounts on Puntland leader

A general view of the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C.

US reaffirms Somalia’s sovereignty, explores Somaliland cooperation

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets opposition leaders in Mogadishu

Foreign partners urge Somali leaders to resume election talks

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud delivering a speech at Alliance Mosque in Mogadishu

Somali president calls Somaliland’s Jerusalem plan a disgrace

A general view from a drone shows part of Jerusalem's Old City including the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque

Arab, Muslim states reject Somaliland’s Jerusalem embassy plan

Somaliland president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” in his Hargeisa office

Somaliland accuses UK of double standards over recognition

Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni sitting at his desk in his office on December 21, 2025.

Puntland says Somalia in transition, urges donors to bypass Mogadishu

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during Somali Youth Day.

Somalia’s president defies opposition, claims 2027 mandate

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh meets opposition leaders at Villa Somalia

Somalia vows direct vote as opposition says president’s term is over

Voters queue at a polling station in Baidoa during Somalia’s South West election.

JSP wins South West vote as Somalia election row deepens

Justin Davis attends a Europe Day celebration in Mogadishu with Somali and EU officials.

US diplomat says direct elections are inevitable for Somalia

European Union flags flutter in Brussels

EU calls for inclusive deal as Somalia election tensions rise

US Chargé d’Affaires to Somalia Justin Davis

US says it will not dictate Somalia election process

omali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressing the nation from Mogadishu.

Hassan Sheikh says opposition protest meant to disrupt Somalia

Voters queue at a polling station in Baidoa during Somalia’s South West election.

Somalia’s South West votes in historic direct election

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Qoor-Qoor chair a cabinet meeting in Dhusamareb

Security takeover sparks Villa Somalia-Galmudug power struggle

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets opposition leaders in Mogadishu

Somali opposition set terms for talks with the president

Hassan Sheikh receives UAE ambassador’s credentials

Somalia denies expelling UAE ambassador amid strained ties

Somaliland president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” in his Hargeisa office

Exclusive: UAE lobbying four countries to recognise Somaliland

Somalia military forces parade during 65th independence anniversary in Mogadishu

Somali government tightens security as mandate row grows

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